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Taxonavigation
Taxonavigation: Paleoanguimorpha |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Superfamilia: Varanoidea
Familia: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Varanus (Philippinosaurus)
Species: Varanus olivaceus
Name
Holotype: ANSP 9916, skin, collected by Dr. Kane, U.S. Navy. [presumed lost fide Pianka (2004: 221)]
Type locatity: “Manilla [=Manila]”, Luzon, Philippines.
Synonyms
Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.30.98, juvenile indet., collected by H. Cumming.
Type locality: “Philippine Islands”.
References
Primary references
- Gray, J.E. 1845. Catalogue of the specimens of lizards in the collection of the British Museum. Trustees of die British Museum/Edward Newman: London. xxvii + 289 pp. BHL
- Hallowell, E. [1856] 1857. Notes on the reptiles in the collection of the museum of the Academy of Natural Sciences. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8(4): 146–153. BHL
- Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume 2. Iguanidae, Xenosauridae, Zonuridae, Anguidae, Aniellidae, Helodermatidae, Varanidae, Xantusiidae, Teiidae, Amphisbaenidae. Second edition. Trustees of the British Museum: London. xiii + 497 pp., 24 pls. BHL Reference page.
Additional references
- De Lisle, H.F. 2009. Catalog of the genus Varanus (Reptilia: Squamata: Varanidae) with new designations of a neotype and a lectotype. ZooNova 1: 8–32. Reference page.
Links
- Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Varanus olivaceus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 23 July 2018.
- Sy, E., Afuang, L., Duya, M.R. & Diesmos, M. 2009. IUCN: Varanus olivaceus (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T22888A9396856. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T22888A9396856.en
- Monitor Lizards Net (WebArchive). Accessed on 11 October 2009.
Vernacular names
English: Gray’s Monitor Lizard
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